we've also avoided getting anywhere near the office used by cbs news in gaza. for the second time in two days, israeli aircraft attacked the media building tha hosts many foreign news agencies. today's strike killed two people including the israelis say its intended target: an islamic militant who was hiding out in the building. hospital officials say of the more than 800 people killed or injured, nearly half are women and children. >> rose: joining me on the phone from tel aviv is aluf benn, editor and chief of the israeli newspaper "ha'aretz" and i'm pleased to have him once again on ts prram. thanyou roing this, i know it's a late hour where you are. >> i'm in tel aviv. >> rose: tell me, why is this happening now? >> when the last israeli operation in gaza ended about four years ago, a cease-fire took hold and the cease-fire was in place with intervals of months between rounds of escalation. and then it turned to intervals of weeks and moreeceny it beme intervals of days. and it has been a battle going around the border itself when both sides tried to keep c